Colorado · Hiking · Spanish Peaks Wilderness
Wahatoya
- 18.6 mi
- round trip
- 2,470 ft
- climb
- 10,906 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Wahatoya is a hard hike in Colorado's Spanish Peaks Wilderness, part of the San Carlos Ranger District of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests. The trail is an out-and-back that climbs from about 9,000 feet to just over 10,900 feet, with a total elevation gain of about 2,470 feet over a distance of roughly 18.6 miles. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is natural-surfaced and open to horses. The trailhead is at Wahatoya Trailhead, and the route is open year-round. Cordova Pass Campground sits about 3.3 miles away, and the Apishapa and Levi Krier hikes are both within about 3 miles.
- ApishapaHiking1.9 mi
Levi KrierHikingPhoto: User:wallerdog, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3 mi- West PeakHikingPhoto: User:wallerdog, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3.1 mi
- Cordova Pass CampgroundCamping3.3 mi
- Guajatoyah CreekCanoeing8.2 mi
- The StonewallRock climbing9.6 mi
- North Lake SouthRock climbing9.7 mi
Bear Lake Campground (co)CampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain9.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- West PeakHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: User:wallerdog, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Vista Point Handicapped TrailHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: kalestews, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- West Spanish PeakHiking · ~6 min drivePhoto: User:wallerdog, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Levi KrierHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: User:wallerdog, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Cuerno Verde TrailHiking · ~31 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Equestrian TrailHiking · ~30 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- ApishapaHiking · ~3 min drive
- Indian Creek TrailHiking · ~19 min drive
Reilly Canyon TrailHiking · ~46 min drivePhoto: bradleygee, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Cuerno Verde TrailHiking · ~31 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
